page_title: Clifford Castle
section_title: Ruination
hierarchical_section_title: Clifford Castle / Ruination
caption_attribution_description: English: Clifford Castle
context_page_description: Clifford Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Clifford which lies 2.5 miles to the north east of Hay-on-Wye in the Wye Valley in Herefordshire, England. It was the caput of the feudal barony of Clifford, a Marcher Lordship.The castle stands in the grounds of a private house and is only open to the public on certain days of the year.
context_section_description: After the Welsh had been successfully conquered, Clifford Castle diminished in value considerably, and was allowed to deteriorate. Though the castle was garrisoned against the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr in 1402, it saw no further use. The damage it received during the uprising was left unrepaired, and the castle abandoned and allowed to fall into ruin, with much of the stone pillaged for the older properties seen in the village today; large dressed stone blocks can be seen in numerous garden walls.
caption: Motte, with ruins in the background
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